Here are some resources (for both youths and their parents) that I hope you'll find valuable [this page is updated when someone sends me an update or new link (hint, hint): some links may be out of date]...

THANK YOU! for supporting youth and parents; here's a $20 credit toward your first AirBnB trip (can use to stay more cheaply than at hotels, have local contacts wherever you go, rent empty rooms at your place, meet global travelers).

NEW, 3/1/2018 - Suggested by Mara Jessie from Community Resource

Fund College/Find Best Scholarships: Based on a combination of feedback from families and our own research, our team identified and analyzed what we feel is an unbiased scholarship guide that would be valuable for students and parents in your community. This guide breakdowns the best scholarship platforms and instruct users on how to use them effectively to find as many opportunities as possible.

Challenge Day
(take a stand to stop the violence, abuse, alienation and isolation
that so profoundly affect the youth of our world: Award-winning
programs designed to tear down the walls of separation, inspiring
participants to live, study and work in an environment of compassion,
acceptance and respect)

Teen Homepage
(Teens: Find out how you can be a positive influence in your school or
neighborhood. Be a tutor, mentor, or volunteer and make a positive
label for yourself and your peers in the community.)

Children's Health Council
(Palo Alto: weekly groups of 4-6 youths, ages 6-17, catering to
students with delayed language skills, Asperger's, autism, or ADHD;
teaches impulse control strategies, anger management, general
friendship skills, and how to join groups and deal with rejection and
teasing)

Friend Smarts
(Palo Alto: weekly groups of 4-5 youths, ages 5-14; youths are matched
with others whom they might actually choose as friends in their
everytday lives; teaches how to initiate social contact and enhance the
scope and quality of their social interactions)

Talking Playhouse
(Redwood City: for infants to teens with high-functioning autism,
Asperger's, and Nonverbal Learning Disorder; coaching in social skills
using drama therapy; teaches social awareness, language skills and
visual cues by participating in vignettes, 3-act plays, role-playing
exercises and creative scripts; also has a summer camp)